Fun Stuff

For some educational whimsy check out Tom Lehrer's Elements song at http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
(Where was this song when I was learning the elements!)

Thanks to Aryn Wheaton for sharing this great movie! Check it out!

180 Days
Teaching Through Technology Slideshow
Look at the slide show below that gives some information about "Wordle" in the classroom.

Smartboard Information and Help Sheets

https://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
http://www.wikispaces.com/wikitips
https://www.blogger.com/start
http://www.edublogs.org
http://www.gaggle.net
http://classblogmeister.com/ - Website on information regarding free hosting for the classroom. No ADVERTISEMENTS!
http://classblogmeister.com/?blog=rethink - Register your school to receive a school passcode.
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=94830 - Sample of Truc's blog created in classblogmeister.
http://mais-tec.org/HOTS%20HANDOUTS/Blogging%20Can%20Enhance%20Learning.pdf - A PDF file on how and why to start using classblogmeister.com as your teaching host for your classroom blogs and how it enhances the learning environment. It also includes two printable contracts one for parents and students, a printable blogging rubric, and a sample writing lesson to use in the classroom.
http://spaces.live.com/
http://www.bloglines.com/__
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2007/09/12/02wiki.h01.html This is an article on wikis and how you might use them.